Rail-joint.



FRANK M. VAUGHN, OF CUR'IIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

RAIL-comm To (all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, FRANK M.VAUonN, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Ourtin, in the county of Nicholas and State of Vest Virginia, have invented a new and useful Rail-Joint, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in rail-joints, and has for its object to provide a joint which. is very simple and cheap in construction and one that will firmly hold the meeting ends of the rails by interlocking embracing members.

Another object oi my invention is to provide a locking-key adapted to firmly lock the interlocking members together, so that all danger of the members coming apart is prevented.

With these objects in view the invention consists of the novel featuresoi" construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafteriully described, and pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which taken on the/ line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved joint in place. Fig. 2 is'a transverse sectionthrough the joint. Fig. 3 is a section Fig. 4 is a one of the members.

perspective view of other Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the member.

Referring to the drawings, A and B indicate the two members-forming my improved rail-joint. The member, A consists of the base portion.,A, having a straight edge A and. a curved portion A, and is rovided with an outwardly and downwar ly extending tongue A, formed by the groove A The top of the tongue ortion is formed with a flat surface upon w rest.

Extending inwardly from the top of the adapted to fit over the E and having an A of a greater upwardly-extending portion length than the base of the joint andfprovided with outwardly-extending perforated portions A adjacent its ends, adapted to be secured on the ties and support the joint between the. same. The portion A is provided with pins A, ada in the openings in the rails D an E and securely hold the rails in place. In the edge and curved portion of the base a recess A is formed, in which is secured a serrated key Specification of Letters Patent. Applieationtiled September 30,1905. Serial No. 280,817.

- greater length and securely ich the rail is adapted to Patented'octr 16, 1906.

(l and block Cf for the purposehereinafter described.

The member B consists of the base portion B, having a serrated edge 13", adapted tobe engaged by the key C, and a curved ortion. B and is provided with an upwarrly and outwardly projecting tongue B formed by the groove B and having a flat-surface formed on. the base to the rear of the ton ue,

on which. the flange of the rail is adapte to rest. The base B is also provided with an inwardly-projecting portion B", adapted to fit over the flange of the rail, and provided with an upwardlyextending portion B of a than the base, having outwardly -'extending perforated ortions B,

adapted to be secured on the tiesand support the oint between the same.

In assembling the joint the member A is placed on the meeting ends of the rails and. the pins shoved through the 0 sum s m the rails. The member B is then s ove in from one end and the tongues interlock each other draw the portions'around the rails and are locked, by the key, which is in-' sorted through the space formed by the curves A B into the recess in A, which engages the serrated edge of the member B and is held firmly up against the edge by the block C, Theoutwardly-extending perforated portions are then securely spiked to the ties, and the joint is'then ready for use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is. i

1; In a rail-joint, the combination with a pair of joint members interlocked together,-

of outwardly-projecting spaced supporting members formed on sai members, one of the joint members being provided with a recess andthe other with a serrated edge and a locking-key arranged in said recess adapted to engage said serrated edge, for the purpose described.

' 2. In a rail-joint, the combination with the meeting ends of the rails, of oppositely-arranged interlocking joint members, one of the members being provided with ins adapted to fit in the openings in the rai s, a recess formed in said member, the other member being providedwith a serrated edge, and a key adapted to fit in the recess and engage the serrated edge, for the purpose described.

3. In a rail-joint. the combination with the meeting ends of the mils, of 0pp0siteiya.rranged interleeking members, provided with vertical sides adapted to engage the head and web of the rails, on the side, being provided with outwardlyextending pins adapted to fit in epeniiws in the rails, a base adapted to engage the ower and up er portion of the flange of the rail, interloeqing tongues earned by the members and a loekmg-keycer- Tied by one of the members, for the purpose described 4. A rail-joint consisting of two members having interioeking base portions,e flat surface formed by the locking members upon whieh'the' rails are adapted to rest, inwardly projecting members adapted to engage the flange pfthe rails, upwardly-extending per- 5. In a rail-joint, the combination with epeir of joint members Frovided with 0utwerdlywxtending spuee supporting members, of outward ly-extendlng tongues carried by said members adapted to be interlocked together and means for locking said members together for the purpose described.

FtANK M. VAUGHN. Witnesses:

Enw. M. GREENE,

- KARL STEINBECK. 

